Ram Vilas Paswan's son-in-law ditches Lok Jan Shakti Party, joins RJD

He was also unhappy with the rise of Paswan's son and party MP Chirag Paswan in the party. Amil Kumar Sadhu alleged that he was being sidelined.

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Rohit Kumar Singh

Patna

March 8, 2018

UPDATED: March 8, 2018 01:47 IST

Ram Vilas Paswan is the president of the Lok Jan Shakti Party. (Photo: Twitter/@Mv2Viral)

HIGHLIGHTS

Sadhu alleged LJP had turned into an anti-dalit party.

He said only Lalu Prasad was the real leader of the poor and deprived.

It is said Sadhu was upset with the LJP for the last few months.

It's a season of shifting political loyalties in Bihar ahead of the crucial by-election for one Lok Sabha and two assembly seats on March 11 as well as the bigger battle, the general elections, next year.

First it was Hindustani Awam Morcha chief Jitan Ram Manjhi who dumped the NDA to join the RJD-led grand alliance and then former state Congress chief Ashok Choudhary along with three others legislators who dumped the party to join hands with Nitish Kumar's JDU.

Now, it's the turn of some political drama within the Lok Jan Shakti Party. Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan's son-in-law Anil Kumar Sadhu has rebelled against the party and joined the RJD. The change of loyalty took place on Wednesday.

It is said that Anil Kumar Sadhu was upset with the party for the last few months as he had been ignored within it. He was also unhappy with the rise of Paswan's son and party MP Chirag Paswan in the party. Sadhu alleged that he was being sidelined.

Addesssing a press conference in Patna on Wednesday, Anil Sadhu hit out at his father-in-law asserting he had given up on party principles and sat in the lap of the RSS.

He also alleged that LJP had turned into an anti-Dalit party as it chose to remain silent on Dalit atrocities in the state.

Soon after quitting LJP, he joined RJD and showcased his loyalty for RJD chief Lalu Prasad. He said that it was only Lalu who was the real leader of the poor and deprived.

Anil Kumar Sadhu had come to light during the 2015 assembly elections when he sought a ticket from LJP to contest the elections but after failing to get a ticket, he began to cry foul before the media.